Event | The Android Sisters | |||||
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Venue | Nanjing Road, Shanghai, China | |||||
Umbrella Event | Celebrate Australia 2002 | |||||
First Date | 2 November 2002 | |||||
Last Date | 10 November 2002 | |||||
Dates Estimated | No | |||||
Status | Professional | |||||
World Premiere | No | |||||
Description | kneeHIGH Puppeteers are an Adelaide based, international touring company of multi-skilled artists and performers.
kneeHIGH are set to thrill Shanghai audiences with their giant 3 metre high puppets, the Android Sisters. Made of metal and all things shiny, the Androids will delight crowds as they wander through the busy Shanghai streets. kneeHIGH brings together digital electronics, mechanics, environmental sculpture, pyrotechnics, circus skills and puppetry, for visually spectacular performances. They have performed in over 13 countries and in front of over 500,000 people. |
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Description Source | Programme | |||||
Primary Genre | Other | |||||
Secondary Genre |
Puppetry
Street Theatre |
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Production Nationality | Australia | |||||
Further Information | The prestigious China Shanghai International Arts Festival invited Australia to present a week-long cultural program at its fourth Festival in November 2002. Australia was the first country to be invited to be a guest nation at the Festival. The week-long program, under the banner of Celebrate Australia 2002, brought together over 200 Australian artists to focus on Australian culture from Nove | |||||
Event Status | Completed | |||||
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Event Identifier | 118750 | |||||
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